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18604 MAIL AND FENIANS CROSS THE BORDER

PoA tal agneement 4A.gne.cL by U . S . A . & th e P ro vin ce Canada In 1851 th e
bonden le t t e r . nateA at 10c US on 6d Canadian pen. th iA con tin u ed t o u n t il
1875 even though Canada changed to decim al cunnency & became a Dominion in 1867. Exchange
O f f i c e r a p p lie d PAID hand4tamp4 to le tte h A to a vo id in th e n e c e iv in g countny.

cdi 21. DEC.1*60 SUSPENSION BRIDGE/ H.V.,t ’UNITED STATES/PAID 6d’
Choii Bowie/1 com wWi USA 10c itamp,l tied to ihow It Canadian poitage.

On 1. J UL. 67 th e B nitiAh Month Amenica A ct eA th e ’ Dominion Canada' bnlnging
th e Pnovince o f Canada (EaAt & W e 4 t ) ,Nova S c o t ia , & New BnunAwick in t o one new cou n tn y.

Enom 1858 4ome ln i4 h immignantA in th e USA th e Fenian Bnothenhood aim ing to
in vad e Canada a fte n th e C i v i l Wan uning ex p erien ced gained in th e Union Anmy (qv 4 . 1 } . I n
1866 a Canadian m iniA ten S in Joh n A. Macdonald c a lle d 2000 volunteenA t o Aupplem ent
B n itiA h R egular f o n c e A & by 1871 Aevenal i n e f f e c t i v e invaA ionA had been n ep u lA ed . In 1868
FenianA mundened th e Canadian MPDancy McGee a fte n he expoAed th e in a c t iv it ie A .

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